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Portner's Brewhouse Reopening This Week
Portner Brewhouse Reopens
Sugar Shack, New District Team Up for Tasting
Brewery is pairing doughnuts with beer for Saturday event.
Beer. Doughnuts. Either selection is a treat in itself.
Appetite: Despite Challenging Year, Gratitude Abounds for Alexandria Restaurant Owners
There’s no getting around the fact that this year has been an incredibly challenging one for restaurants and their owners.
Alexandria Appetite: From Sauces to Spices, She Peppers Packs a Punch
Two-woman team of pepper purveyors is expanding its farmer’s market reach — and gaining shelf space in stores.
Many of Alexandria’s gardeners are just beginning to put their spring vegetables in the ground, last-minute frost be darned. But for Stephanie Freeman and Vickie Lucas, the business of peppers is a year-round affair. Instead of waiting until April to till the soil, they’ve been awaiting the beginning of farmer’s market season — and the expansion of their sauce-and-spice business, She Peppers.
Alexandria Appetite: It’s a Family Affair at Thanida Thai
Newcomer in space formerly owned by Thailand Royal Street has brought a taste of Thailand to North Old Town.
Walk past the location of the most recent restaurant addition at 835 N. Royal St., and it’s easy to miss the facelift from years past. What was long the venerable Thailand Royal Street, and then the erstwhile Casa Felipe, has once again taken up the Thai mantle — only under new leadership, with a new name, and with big plans for the future.
Get Ready to Rock the Block for a Good Cause in Alexandria
One night. A dozen restaurants. And unlimited food and drink.
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Four Menus to Try for Restaurant Week
Restaurant Week
Appetite: Food Trucks Lift Spirits, Bring Community to Cameron Station
It’s a tale as old as time: Communities finding common ground with food, sharing meals together, looking forward to events that center on a family meal, a special occasion.
Appetite: Del Ray Boccato to Keep Mount Vernon Avenue Cool in Alexandria
In the dog days of a pandemic summer, a new beacon of cold treats has begun to shine in Del Ray, its light getting brighter day by day prior to its opening in just a few weeks.
Appetite: Hangry Panda, Food Trucks Navigate New Avenues
It’s no secret that times are tough across the restaurant industry nationwide.
Meggrolls Moves from Food Truck to King Street Home
Meggrolls Food Truck